Stockfilm — Authentic Vintage Footage

Measured conclusion: Deep-tested. L2 outcome: tools_ok.

Search and license 217,000+ authentic vintage 8mm home movie clips (1930s-1980s).

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Copy this into your MCP client config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "Stockfilm — Authentic Vintage Footage": {
      "url": "https://mcp.stockfilm.com/mcp",
      "transport": "streamable-http"
    }
  }
}

Measured tools (16)

• accept_dataset_agreement

  Accept the Dataset License Agreement for a quoted order on the buyer's behalf. Call ONLY after the buyer explicitly approves the tier, clip count, price, and the full agreement text. Paid tiers move to awaiting_payment; the free evaluation sample goes straight to Stockfilm's manual review.

  Parameters:

  • order_token (required) — string — Private order_token returned by quote_training_dataset. Keep it private.
  • agreement_sha256 (required) — string — sha256 of the agreement text the buyer reviewed (from get_dataset_agreement or describe_training_dataset). Proves the current version was shown.
  • legal_name (required) — string — Legal name of the licensee organization
  • signer_name (required) — string — Name of the person authorizing the purchase on the licensee's behalf
  • confirmed (required) — boolean — Set true only after the user explicitly approves the tier, clip count, price, and the full agreement text.

  Hints: read-only no · destructive no · idempotent yes · open-world yes

• build_rough_cut read-only

  Auto-assemble a timed sequence of vintage clips into a video timeline based on a description. Returns an ordered list of clips with durations. Great for creating edit lists or storyboards.

  Parameters:

  • query (required) — string — Natural language description of the video sequence (e.g. 'american road trip summer vacation 1960s')
  • pace — ['string', 'null'] — Editing pace: slow (4-8s/clip), balanced (3-6s/clip), fast (2-4s/clip)
  • year_to — ['integer', 'null'] — Latest year filter
  • year_from — ['integer', 'null'] — Earliest year filter
  • target_seconds — ['integer', 'null'] — Target timeline length in seconds (20-600, default 60)

  Hints: read-only yes · destructive no · idempotent no · open-world yes

• check_clip_rights read-only

  Verify a clip is eligible for a given intended use (commercial, editorial, broadcast, etc.) before licensing.

  Parameters:

  • clip_id (required) — string — The clip ID to check
  • intended_use — ['string', 'null'] — Intended use: commercial, editorial, documentary, internal_corporate, broadcast, digital, or ai_training. AI training requires a separate written agreement.

  Hints: read-only yes · destructive no · idempotent yes · open-world yes

• create_4k_checkout

  Create or resume Stripe hosted checkout for a quoted 4K license. Call ONLY after the user explicitly approves the quoted clip, total price, resolution, license scope, territory, term, and terms. Returns a checkout URL and private order token. The user pays securely in Stripe; never collect card details in chat. Repeating the same quote reuses its order. Creating checkout is not proof of purchase.

  Parameters:

  • quote_token (required) — string — Private quote_token returned by quote_4k_license. Never expose it in public links or logs.
  • confirmed (required) — boolean — Set true only after the user explicitly approves the quoted clip, resolution, price, scope, territory, term, and terms link.

  Hints: read-only no · destructive no · idempotent yes · open-world yes

• create_dataset_checkout

  Start payment for an accepted dataset order. Card orders (proxy media, up to $10,000) return a Stripe checkout_url the buyer pays in a browser; never collect card details in chat. 4K, research, and larger orders return a bank-wire invoice (number, amount, due date, reference) that is also emailed to the buyer; the buyer's finance team pays it. Repeating the call reuses the open checkout or invoice. Payment is not delivery: every order is reviewed by a person at Stockfilm after the funds clear.

  Parameters:

  • order_token (required) — string — Private order_token returned by quote_training_dataset.

  Hints: read-only no · destructive no · idempotent yes · open-world yes

• describe_training_dataset read-only

  Describe Stockfilm's AI-training dataset product: eligible catalog counts, the three fixed-price tiers (free evaluation sample; $25,000 research for academic institutions; commercial at $3.00/clip proxies or $10.00/clip 4K masters, $10,000 minimum), payment rails (card for small proxy orders, bank wire for 4K and larger orders), available filters, the agreement version and sha256, and the purchase workflow. AI-training rights are sold only this way, never per clip and never exclusively.

  Hints: read-only yes · destructive no · idempotent yes · open-world yes

• find_similar_footage read-only

  Find visually similar vintage clips by providing a clip ID. Returns clips with similar visual content from the Stockfilm archive.

  Parameters:

  • clip_id (required) — string — Clip ID to find similar footage for
  • limit — ['integer', 'null'] — Number of results (1-8, default 8)

  Hints: read-only yes · destructive no · idempotent yes · open-world yes

• get_4k_order

  Verify a 4K order's payment with Stripe and retrieve the license, receipt, and private master download after payment. Requires the private order token from create_4k_checkout. May activate an already-paid license. Never claim purchase completed until purchase_completed is true. If delivery_status is preparing, retry later. Poll no faster than once every 10 seconds. Keep the token and download URL private.

  Parameters:

  • order_token (required) — string — Private order_token returned by create_4k_checkout. Keep this token and returned download URLs private.

  Hints: read-only no · destructive no · idempotent yes · open-world yes

• get_clip_details read-only

  Get full details for a specific Stockfilm clip including description, year shot, location, price, resolution, thumbnail URL, and preview URL.

  Parameters:

  • clip_id (required) — string — The clip ID from search results

  Hints: read-only yes · destructive no · idempotent yes · open-world yes

• get_dataset_agreement read-only

  Fetch the full text of the Stockfilm Dataset License Agreement with its version and sha256. Show the text to the buyer before accept_dataset_agreement; the sha256 must be sent back on acceptance.

  Hints: read-only yes · destructive no · idempotent yes · open-world yes

• get_dataset_order read-only

  Check a dataset order: payment state, Stockfilm's approval decision, and, once delivered, download.manifest_url for the metadata files, signed license, and per-clip media URLs. Poll no more than every 10 minutes while awaiting approval. Never report delivery until status is delivered.

  Parameters:

  • order_token (required) — string — Private order_token returned by quote_training_dataset.

  Hints: read-only yes · destructive no · idempotent yes · open-world yes

• license_clip read-only

  Get licensing options for a clip without charging the user. The website offers 4K masters for eligible clips; the separate x402 product is 144p. Review availability, exact price, and terms on the clip page before purchase. This tool does not issue a license or process payment.

  Parameters:

  • clip_id (required) — string — The clip ID to license

  Hints: read-only yes · destructive no · idempotent yes · open-world yes

• quote_4k_license

  Quote an eligible, unwatermarked 4K master using the website's direct license pricing. Verifies actual resolution and licensing availability. Ask for the buyer email and desired use, territory, and term. Does not charge the user. Show the complete quote and terms before requesting checkout approval. AI training is excluded.

  Parameters:

  • clip_id (required) — string
  • customer_email (required) — string — Buyer email for the license and receipt; ask the user, never invent one.
  • usage_scope (required) — string — User-selected use: commercial, editorial, internal_corporate, broadcast_tv, or social_web. AI training is excluded.
  • territory (required) — string — User-selected territory: worldwide, north_america, europe, asia_pacific, or single_country.
  • term (required) — string — User-selected term: perpetual, 5_years, 3_years, or 1_year.

  Hints: read-only no · destructive no · idempotent no · open-world yes

• quote_training_dataset

  Create a fixed-price dataset quote for a filtered subset and get a private order_token. Freezes the exact clip list. Ask the buyer for their email, organization, and intended use first. Does not charge anyone. Show the buyer the tier, clip count, hours, price, payment method (card or bank wire), and the agreement before asking them to accept.

  Parameters:

  • tier (required) — string — evaluation, research, or commercial
  • customer_email (required) — string — Buyer's work email at their organization's own domain, used for the order, invoice, and delivery; ask the user, never invent one. Consumer and disposable mailboxes (Gmail, Outlook, iCloud, Proton, etc.) are refused.
  • intended_use (required) — string — What the buyer intends to train or evaluate with the data (10–2000 characters). Shown to the person who approves the order.
  • filters
  • customer_org — ['string', 'null'] — Buyer organization name
  • media_resolution — ['string', 'null'] — proxy (default) or 4k

  Hints: read-only no · destructive no · idempotent no · open-world yes

• scope_training_dataset read-only

  Count how many clips and hours match a filter set for a dataset tier, with the fixed price. Free, reserves nothing, needs no buyer details. Use it to iterate on filters before quoting.

  Parameters:

  • tier — ['string', 'null'] — evaluation (free, ≤100 clips, proxies), research ($25,000 flat, ≤25,000 clips, proxies, accredited academic institutions only), or commercial ($3.00/clip proxies or $10.00/clip 4K masters, $10,000 minimum, ≤50,000 clips). Default commercial.
  • filters
  • media_resolution — ['string', 'null'] — proxy (watermarked 256x144 analysis MP4s, default) or 4k (restored masters, commercial tier only, always paid by bank wire; limits the set to clips with a master online)

  Hints: read-only yes · destructive no · idempotent yes · open-world yes

• search_vintage_footage read-only

  Search Stockfilm's archive of authentic vintage home movie clips from the 1930s-1980s. Returns clips with metadata, pricing, thumbnails, and licensing info. All footage is real 8mm/Super 8 film — no AI-generated content.

  Parameters:

  • query (required) — string — Natural language search query. Be descriptive: '1960s california family barbecue' works better than just 'family'.
  • limit — ['integer', 'null'] — Number of results to return (1-50, default 10)
  • year_to — ['integer', 'null'] — Latest year filter (e.g. 1969)
  • location — ['string', 'null'] — Location filter (city, state, or country)
  • year_from — ['integer', 'null'] — Earliest year filter (e.g. 1950)

  Hints: read-only yes · destructive no · idempotent yes · open-world yes

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